Driver Ramudu
Driver Ramudu (Telugu: డ్రైవర్ రాముడు) is a 1979 Telugu-language action-drama film, produced by Nandamuri Harikrishna under the Ramakrishna Cine Studios banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao. It stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film was released in 35 centres across Andhra Pradesh on 2 February 1979 and was eventually declared a box-office blockbuster.[2][2] The film was remade as the Tamil movie Lorry Driver Rajakannu, starring Sivaji Ganesan in the pivotal role.
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| Directed by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Produced by | Nandamuri Harikrishna |
| Written by | Jandhyala (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Raghavendra Rao |
| Story by | Tarakarama Films Unit |
| Starring | N. T. Rama Rao Jayasudha |
| Music by | Chakravarthy |
| Cinematography | K. S. Prakash |
| Edited by | Babu Rao |
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Running time | 145 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Telugu |
| Box office | ₹2.5 crores(equivalent to ₹51 crores in 2019) |
Plot
Ramu (N.T. Rama Rao) is a lorry driver who personally does not tolerate injustice anywhere. With his hard work, he soon becomes a lorry owner. He has a blind sister Meena (Roja Ramani) to whom he is very affectionate. A police inspector by the name of Raja Reddy (Sridhar), admiring Ramu's sincerity and truthfulness, comes forward to marry the blind girl. Meanwhile, Chukkamma (Jayasudha) runs a small hotel on the highway, and Ramu falls in love with her. Ramu renders help to one of Chukkamma's relatives, another lorry driver named Vasu (Satyanarayana). They become good friends. Kamal Babu (Mohan Babu) soon enters the scene, implicates Ramu in a smuggling case and succeeds in sending him to jail. How Ramu manages to prove his innocence and brings the story to its logical, happy end constitutes the rest of the narrative.
Cast
- N. T. Rama Rao as Ramu
- Jayasudha as Chukkamma
- Rao Gopal Rao
- Satyanarayana as Vasu
- Allu Ramalingaiah
- Mohan Babu as Kamal Babu
- Sridhar as Inspector Raja Reddy
- Mada
- Chalapathi Rao
- Roja Ramani as Meena
- Kanchana as Kantam
- Chaya Devi
- Jayamalini as Kalavati
- Halam
- Mamatha
Crew
- Art: Kudaravalli Nageswara Rao
- Choreography: Saleem
- Stills: Shyam Kumar
- Fights: Sambasiva Rao
- Dialogues: Jandhyala Subramanya Sastry
- Lyrics: Veturi Sundararama Murthy, Acharya Aatreya, Aarudhra
- Playback: SP Balu, P. Susheela
- Music: Chakravarthy
- Story: Tarakarama Unit
- Editing: Babu Rao
- Cinematography: K. S. Prakash
- Producer: Nandamuri Harikrishna
- Screenplay - Director: K. Raghavendra Rao
- Banner: Ramakrishna Cine Studios
- Release Date: 2 February 1979
Soundtrack
| Driver Ramudu | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Filmi | |||
| Length | 21:46 | |||
| Label | SAREGAMA Audio | |||
| Producer | Chakravarthy | |||
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Music composed by Chakravarthy. All songs are blockbusters. Music released on SAREGAMA Audio Company.
| S. No | Song Title | Lyrics | Singers | length |
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| 1 | "Guggu Gudi Gudisundi" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:32 |
| 2 | "Vongamaaku" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:08 |
| 3 | "Emani Varninchanu" | Acharya Aatreya | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 4:08 |
| 4 | "Mamilla Thopukaada" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:15 |
| 5 | "Donga Donga Dorikaadu" | Veturi Sundararama Murthy | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:22 |
| 6 | "Yendharo Mudhu Gummalu" | Aarudhra | SP Balu, P. Susheela | 3:21 |
Reception
The film was a blockbuster at the box office, celebrating a 100-day run at 14 centres and a silver jubilee (25 weeks) at 2 centres.[2]
References
- Driver Ramudu 1
- Driver Ramudu 2 Archived 7 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine